Elden Ring: Nightreign solo tips and tricks 5 tips for Nightfarers who prefer to play solo Image credit:Bandai Namco Looking for a guide on playing solo in Elden Ring: Nightreign? Unlike your standard FromSoftware Soulslike, Nightreign was intended for three players - though thanks to enemy HP scaling, you can still solo all expeditions in Limveld if you desire. Solo play offers up unique challenges and is a war of attrition against certain bosses, but with practice and careful planning you can most definitely take down the Nightlords as a lone wolf....

Ex-Forza Horizon devs and Skins co-creator want you to ‘fall in love with’ the characters in their story-led open-world driving game Studio Maverick Games was opened in 2022 by ex-Forza Horizon 5 creative director Mike Brown Image credit:Playground Games It’s been a little while since we last heard about the untitled open-world driving game from Maverick Games, the studio opened a couple of years back by ex-Playground Games veterans including former Forza Horizon 5 creative director Mike Brown....

Faaast Penguin is that Super Mario 64 level where you race a penguin except now the penguin is 39 other players Cool, cool something Image credit:Historia Inc I could have described the multiplayer racing game Faaast Penguin a lot of ways. It is Fall Guys meets Snowboard Kids. It is Diddy Kong Racing but all the courses are water slides. It’s Cool Runnings but there are 40 penguins instead of four Jamaicans....

Fastest ways to make easy money in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Here’s how to get Groschen fast in the early days of KCD2 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Deep Silver What are the fastest ways to make easy money in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2? It might come as a shock to the system once you’re past the opening few quests in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 , and (without too many spoilers) Henry finds himself more or less having to start from scratch, with no gear, no reputation, and not a single Groschen to spend....

Following Microsoft’s mass layoffs, former Elder Scrolls Online and Blackbird devs form worker-owned studio “We realised the best way to protect our craft - and our team - was to create a studio where creative independence isn’t negotiable” Image credit:Sackbird Studios Following Microsoft’s mass layoffs earlier this year, a group of former ZeniMax developers have formed a worker-owned studio dubbed Sackbird. Made up of folks who worked on The Elder Scrolls Online and a cancelled MMO codenamed Blackbird , the studio have confirmed they’re working on an unnamed original game that’ll hit PC and consoles....

Former Mass Effect director cancels his next sci-fi game as his studio closes before it is fully revealed “Funding shortfall” to blame Image credit:Humanoid Origins A studio led by former Mass Effect director Casey Hudson have shut down before being able to show the sci-fi narrative adventure they were working on. Humanoid Origin posted the announcement of the studio’s closure on LinkedIn yesterday , saying that a “shortfall of funding” was responsible for the decision....

Forza Horizon 6’s release date might have raced onto the streets faster than planned, thanks to an ad You may be firing up your engine in Japan this May Image credit:Xbox Game Studios What’s that screaming around the bend, tyres squealing and RPMs peaking? It’s Forza Horizon 6’s release date arriving ahead of schedule, assuming a pop-up ad allegedly spotted in Forza Horizon 5 is the genuine article. If that’s the case, then the open-world racing series’ trip to Japan is booked to arrive in May this year....

Foxhole is getting planes next summer and an infantry combat overhaul later this month Land, sea and air combine in the MMO wargame Image credit:Siege Camp Foxhole is one of my favourite games to read about, even if I don’t play it. It’s a massively multiplayer World War 2 game, viewed from above, where battlefield logistics matters as much as aiming and flanking. Its developers have just announced a major new update coming next summer, Foxhole: Airborne, which adds planes to the game for the first time....

Gennady is a slimy anti-Mario platformer in which you harvest larvae and turn into a squirrel Bit of procgen and rogueliting to wash that down Image credit:Feed 64 Grotesque new platform game Gennady takes place in a squelchy, eminently punchable world of procedurally generated, wriggling alien cubes. Burst a cube and you’ll be rewarded with juicy, golden maggots and a shower of delightful green ooze. Sometimes the ooze spawns a grotty little janitor monster, who slinks up behind you with mop in tentacle....

One of the fastest PCIe 4.0 options at a fair price. You may have noticed that SSDs got extremely cheap towards the end of 2023, and then they rebounded somewhat in 2024. We normally expect better deals at Black Friday than during the rest of the year, but this is something a bit different, with oversupply in 2023 leading to significant reductions that aren’t likely to be repeated in 2024. However, there are still some better deals than others, and unless you can hop in a time machine they’re still well worth covering....

Hades 2’s Melinoë can now run through Zagreus’ underworld escape from the original Hades, thanks to modders 2 Hades 2 Furious Image credit:Nikkel Mollenhauer / Supergiant Games Open your mouth, Hades 2 . Ah, it’s as I suspected, you’ve eaten the original Hades ! Don’t worry, I don’t blame you. You were only hungry, and the modders controlling your great maw were keen to see how Melinoë would cope with taking on the roguelike run through the underworld which Zagreus blazes through in the first game....

Helldivers 2 overtakes God of War and Spider-Man to become PlayStation’s biggest PC release to date As devs Arrowhead desperately try to fix issues caused by the co-op shooter’s popularity Image credit:Arrowhead Helldivers 2 has become the biggest PlayStation game released on PC yet, at least going by the number of simultaneous players on Steam, as it doubled the previous record of concurrent players set by God of War ....

Helldivers 2’s next warbond is full of funky alien tech, including a “(somewhat) stable wormhole” teleportation pack If you’ve ever wanted a gun that can fire all its ammo in one go, now’s your time Image credit:Arrowhead Sometimes, when you’re fighting aliens, you’ve got to whip out a gun that might explode in your own face. Them’s the rules. You’ve got to risk it for a chocolate biscuit. Or, at least that’s premise of Helldivers 2 ’s latest warbond....

Hollow Knight Silksong walkthrough: Part 18 (Whiteward) Time to make your way through one of Pharloom’s most unsettling regions Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Team Cherry Looking for a Whiteward walkthrough in Hollow Knight: Silksong? If you’ve been following along with our Silksong walkthrough so far, you’re at a crossroads right now. Having explored the Choral Chambers, there are many, many different paths to take at this point - but our chosen way forward will be the unsettling Whiteward, because it brings us closer to our next movement skill: the Clawline....

How does multiplayer work in Fallout 76 Everything you need to know about PvP and teaming up with friends How does multiplayer work in Fallout 76? Fallout 76 ’s unique selling point is that this is a multiplayer Fallout game, though really it’s more than that. You have plenty of stuff that you can do on your own, but there are a few tasks that may be a ton easier with other people....

How to adopt Pets in Assassin’s Creed Shadows Here’s how to add pets to your Hideout in AC Shadows Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Ubisoft Can you have pets in Assassin’s Creed Shadows? The answer is yes! You can adopt plenty of animals, including dogs, cats and more in your very pet-friendly Hideout. They may not offer any specific gameplay perks, but just being able to pet them after a busy day of stabbing and slicing is all the reward you need....

How to beat Adel, Baron Of Night in Elden Ring: Nightreign If you’re having trouble surviving Day 3 of the Gaping Jaw Expedition, use these tips to help take down Adel fast Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Having trouble taking down Adel, Baron Of Night in Elden Ring: Nightreign? Don’t worry, you aren’t the only one. Adel is a major step up in difficulty from Gladius, the first Nightlord you fight....

How to beat Fulghor, Champion of Nightglow in Elden Ring: Nightreign Use these tips and strategies for beating the Darkdrift Knight Expedition in Nightreign Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Is Fulghor, Champion of Nightglow, giving you conniptions in Elden Ring: Nightreign? We get it. It’s easily one of the hardest fights in the game, thanks to a combination of the boss’s speed and damage output. It also doesn’t help matters that many of Fulghor’s phase two attacks have an absurd range and come out quicker than their length would suggest....

How to beat the Rune Bear in Elden Ring Here are the best ways to defeat Elden Ring Rune Bears Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Trying to beat an Elden Ring Runebear? Runebears are notoriously difficult enemies to defeat, especially when you’re stuck with one inside the Earthbore Cave dungeon. Luckily, as even these gigantic bears have their weaknesses, the right combat preparation can secure your victory. This guide will show you how to defeat Runebears in Elden Ring ....

How to complete Armored Transports in Arc Raiders Head one of the most heavily guarded locations in the Blue Gate Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Embark Studios Feeling overwhelmed in the heart of the Blue Gate? So was I and so are many others, no doubt. The Armored Transports quest of Arc Raiders sends you to the Checkpoint in the center of the Blue Gate map. This is one of the most heavily guarded areas in the game and is not to be taken lightly....